Audi A1 by mgpdoc ••

[Hayce]

Looks awesome

[Code AiR]

Your attention to detail and documentation is awesome!! Keep up the awesome builds.

[MikeyRa]

I'm a fan of the car but not the wheels. Interior looks good, I could have lived with less logos, especially on the non Recaro parts, but hey, you do you!

[mgpdoc]

I promise you, if you see it in real life, the logos are just the correct amount, and they really set it off very nicely . Trust me on this one, until you see it for yourself.

Someday !!!

Cheers

Mike

[hinrichs]

Maybe too many logos for me personally, but damn does it look good in there.

[mgpdoc]

Hello everyone. Again, many things have been happening, but didnt have the time to put them in writing I guess . . .

First I customized a window safety net to fit my rear trunk compartment

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And installed in place like so

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Then I also sourced a rear Audi Q3 Led Dome light

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And also another Led front one, which unlike mine has the connections to play inline with the rear one

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Then, it was time for the big change on the interior. A change i had a long time coming, although i didnt accept it at first, lol.

Like in every car i own, it was time to go custom .

This is, how i was driving daily for a couple of months.

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Everything was working, and nothing was scratched

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Feb 18’ by mgpdoc, on Flickr

Like always, i removed the dashboard on my own, and re-installed everything again on my own. Two months later, everything was ready at last

Pics of parts

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For this, i chose the OEM location of where the Quattro badge is situated

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Center console

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Double-Stitching like you should

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And then, re-installed everything back together, it was a joy to say the least enjoyed it all the way

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FeB by mgpdoc, on Flickr

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Needless to say i was over the moon with it

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FeB by mgpdoc, on Flickr

I hope you liked it too

More to come

Follow me over at instagram, @mgpdoc for faster updates on this, and more.

Cheers

Mike

[mgpdoc]

Once again GREAT STUFF & GREAT WORK, doc!!!

Thank you very much!!

[TEASY]

Once again GREAT STUFF & GREAT WORK, doc!!!

[SoapHero]

I think the tyres are looking perfect

[mgpdoc]

The wheels are looking amazing. There is only 1 thing I would change at this car.... The ride height (to high for me). Apart from this its perfect with the D154s

Hello there and thank you for the feedback. I have thought about it too, going lower, but at this point it is combining great looks, at least for me, and great practicality as this is my daily.
What is more, once it is fitted with the larger tyres, it will look lower, in the wheel-arch gap, yet be kinda higher from ground, which is an issue in our roads. Even now, I have to be REALLY careful, plus, using this even on snow conditions, i dont want it to "climb" on snow too quick, being low static. I think current ride height combines a lot of things. Plus, it is more than capable in cornering, it can surprise many cars.

Cheers

Mike

[SoapHero]

The wheels are looking amazing. There is only 1 thing I would change at this car.... The ride height (to high for me). Apart from this its perfect with the D154s

[mgpdoc]

Finally, i have another interesting update, which i personally enjoyed A LOT

So, this is, or at least was till last year, winter setup on the oem 17s, painted gloss black

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Summer wheels were removed and will be washed and polished and stored next to my Golf till next season

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Winter 20mm spacers, vs Summer 15mm spacers in the back

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What for , you will ask. And I shall reply. For a new set of wheels

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i can remember myself wanting these wheels since i was a child, and i never went ahead with it. Till this Xmas

Here they are

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I have opened many boxes with car parts, but there are few that i was excited like this time. I love these wheels.

Inside the boxes, were also some stickers i custom ordered to spice things up a bit

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Rare Rims uk, Rota Dealers, delivered once again

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Now that is what i am talking about

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Specs are 8,5x17, ET35, 5x100pcd square fitment

the blue beast was once again mad at me

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After i threw the stickers on, time to mount them

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Spacers on

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Test fitting

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Dont know if i will be selling these, we shall see

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Damn so sexy

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Currently running my 215.40.17 Kleber Krisalp IIs, but next seasons i will go for 225.45.17 which can be fitted, and are much cheaper and with no stretch on the 8,5 wheel

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Threw them on, and installed center caps as well

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First touchdown and i am in love

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Threw the lug nut caps, which are a pain in the ass to remove, to say the least, but they look tidy af, so they went on

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Fitment with the 215.40s

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Went for a quicky shoot jut before rain and snow started, excuse the dirty car

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Cheers

[mgpdoc]

Then, I started removing stuff . . .

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Had some trouble removing the radio main unit - needed some metallic specific tools to pull it out . . . however i came up with this that i broke of a pen, hehe

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All done

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Also removed the main tunnel console for further changes

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Pile of parts got bigger and bigger

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Resulting in this going out and.....yeah you guessed it, it will be retrimmed . . .

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Also, I managed to source some gunmetal 19mm plastic caps for the lug nuts

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Much better

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And also modified the audi tool i have for taking them out- shortened it to be able to get in there

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Then I decided to work on the bumper, and make the loom retrofit to activate the rear parking sensors which i was a bit bored to do

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We did the whole retrofit however, we did not manage to activate the optical thing on the MMI

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I hope we manage to at ome point, cause i love that. I now just have the audio warning, with the music volume going down and all, but not the visual thing

Had another roadtrip on the countryside

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Ofcourse, having the dashboard apart like this, was an opportunity i couldnt pass on. I had the chance of changing all the interior light in clear white, instead of red, like on all the new audis.

So, time for that, not easy, i can tell you. You have to take out all of the door cards for instance, just for one window switch, etc etc. . . .
While i was there, we retrofitted a new dome light with leds from factory that i had for some time now, and also ordered a new one for the rear "seats".

pics to follow

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OEM one out, and rewiring ready to be done

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WhiteLed by mgpdoc, on Flickr

I removed all 4 door cards

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Various parts where switches and lights are hidden

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We also changed from red leds to white on the new dome light

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This was the hardest to dissasembly

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Now that's what i like

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Oem leds and reading lights

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Ambient light changed from red to white

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Bluetooth microphones wired as well

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Ordered this for the rear

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Will put everything together when the dashboard is ready from the trim shop and will take nice pics

More updates to follow, uploading them as we speak

Cheers

[mgpdoc]

So lets see some progress. . . .

Fabricated some custom spacers of 20mm for the 5x100 pcd

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I already run 15mm on summer wheels, but wanted another set of 20mm spacers for my winter set of wheels . . .

Threw the ski box on, in time for winter season

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My other project was also there seeing the progress fealing jealous

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Then I had some more parts trimmed

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I love how they came out

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[mgpdoc]

So i ordered and installed a KN specific kit for my car

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Started like this

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Removed my oem box

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Old filter

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New filter and housing assembly

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November by mgpdoc, on Flickr

All back in place

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Also, i mounted my fire extinguiher in the rear seat

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Came out clean like i wanted it

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Uploading more pics as we speak . . .